Squirrel Bot Fly

female Squirrel Bot Fly Photo: Mark Musselman, Audubon South Carolina

female Squirrel Bot Fly laying eggs Photo: Mark Musselman, Audubon South Carolina

Gray Squirrel with parasitc Squirrel Bot Fly Photo: Mark Musselman, Audubon South Carolina

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